Electrician Michael Williams

Electrician Michael Williams, who is working on the top of the monument for the first time, pulls up a string of lights to the 178-feet tall Washington Monument in preparation for the 39th annual lighting on December 2nd.

Electrician Michael Williams, who is working on the top of the monument for the first time, pulls up a string of lights to the 178-feet tall Washington Monument in preparation for the 39th annual lighting on December 2nd. (Baltimore Sun photo by Kenneth K. Lam)

Electrician Michael Williams, who is working on the top of the monument for the first time, pulls up a string of lights to the 178-feet tall Washington Monument in preparation for the 39th annual lighting on December 2nd.Baltimore Sun photo by Kenneth K. Lam